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CVE-2018-1903
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX 4.2.0, 4.3.0, and 6.0.0 could allow a user with restricted sudo access on a system to manipulate CD…
Medium6.7EPSS 0.39%
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- Updated
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- Assigned by
- ibm
Description
IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX 4.2.0, 4.3.0, and 6.0.0 could allow a user with restricted sudo access on a system to manipulate CD UNIX to gain full sudo access. IBM X-Force ID: 152532.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| ibmCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | Medium6.7 | CVSS:3.0/C:H/UI:N/AC:L/AV:L/I:H/A:H/S:U/PR:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium6.7 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.39% · top 67% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.7.
Weakness
- Gain Privileges
Affected products
IBM · Sterling Connect:Direct for UNIX
- affected 4.2.0
- affected 4.3.0
- affected 6.0.0
References (2)
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10875386 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ibm-sterling-cve20181903-priv-escalation (152532) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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